Controversial ACE guidance ‘linked to Israel-Gaza conflict’
Arts Council England confirms that it discussed controversial changes to its Relationship Framework with the Department for Cultur…
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Frazer defends Saudi trade mission amid ‘art washing’ concerns
Culture Secretary says the UK can 'support positive social change' in Saudi Arabia through engagement and relationship bui…
Education system facing ‘arts apocalypse’, sector warns
Concerns raised over 'decimation' of arts provision in schools and colleges across England.
ACE to develop AI best practice guidance for cultural sector
Arts Council England has teamed up with Goldsmiths, University of London, to develop best practice guidance on using artificial in…
Cultural organisations to share £24m of capital investment
Arts Council England says the money will 'help secure the creative future' of English communities by improving access and…
Birmingham Council ‘making cuts based on imagined data’
Cuts to a wide range of services across Birmingham including arts and culture are based on "imagined data", it has been…
ACE seeks to simplify ‘onerous’ reporting requirements by 2027
Chief Executive of Arts Council England says that while data collection from funded organisations is a necessity, he hears the sec…
Central Bedfordshire consults on first arts strategy
Residents and cultural organisations are being asked to share their views on a draft strategy for the future of arts and culture i…
Work on £2.5m creative hub for Loughborough begins
Building work to transform a former industrial building in Loughborough into a creative arts centre will begin this month. The BBC…
LA funding survey: Commercial mindset increasingly important
Business acumen within arts organisations is necessary in the face of local authority funding cuts, survey findings suggest.
Study finds arts underinvestment across Derby and Nottingham
Historic levels of funding from local authorities, Arts Council England and National Lottery across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire…
Government urged to develop live performance ‘crisis plan’
Performing arts sector remains at threat from future global shocks unless action on resilience planning is taken by both central a…
West London arts centre to close
Watermans Art Centre will close next month to 'protect the organisation's financial viability' ahead of planned moved…
Visitor numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels
Solid year-on-year rise in attendence figures for UK visitor attractions, but the total remains 11% down on pre-pandemic levels.
Vault Festival closes after funding for new venue falls through
London's Vault Festival of theatre and performance has announced its closure after funding for its new venue fell through.
More than half of arts audiences are first-time bookers
Research into the behaviour of new arts audiences post-pandemic found the retention rate of new bookers in 2023 was higher than it…
West Yorkshire launches access scheme for cultural venues
The initiative is the first of a raft of measures that form a £2.3m support package for West Yorkshire’s creative sect…
Nearly 50 former NPOs have closed since 2018
Research by third-sector financial benchmarkers MyCake has analysed the longevity and turnover of arts organisations that exit Art…
Attendance at Manchester International Festival tops 300,000
Last summer’s Manchester International Festival (MIF23) attracted more than 325,000 visitors to the city, according to a new…
Delay to guidelines on AI data and text mining
The UK government has delayed guidelines outlining rules on the training of AI models with copyrighted materials. The delay follow…
Coventry Culture Trust administration extended
Administrators investigating a charity's spending have been given another year to continue their work. Since Coventry City of…
Artistic Director of Manchester’s SICK! Festival stands down
Move comes little more than two months after entire board of National Portfolio Organisation quit their positions.
Green light for West of England cultural programme
A cultural programme covering Bath, Bristol, North and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire is set to go ahead after secu…
ACE creative practice grants: What chance success?
With the closing date for the next round fast approaching, Arts Professional takes a look at applicant data from the previous Deve…
